s.s. "Dockyard XVIII", 1940 - 1941, stoomsleepboot.

Scheepswerf: RDM, bouwnummer 218.
Opdrachtgever: De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam.
Tonnage: 77 dwt, 230 twvp, 92 brt.
Hoofdafmetingen: L = 24,88 m, B = 6,00 m, H = 2,90 m.
Voortstuwing: 450 apk, 500 ipk, snelheid 9,5 kn.
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Historie:
Kiellegging op 24-08-1939, tewaterlating op 26-11-1940 en proefvaart op 22-02-1941.
Eind 1940 opgeleverd als s.s. "Dockyard XVIII" aan de RDM.
In 1941 verkocht aan de USSR.

Citaten:
- warsailors.com/forum, Hans Jehee / Alexander, 09/10-2003:
... ... Alexander, she (the "Dockyard XVIII") was lost by German planes. Was that in Talinn (in the harbour) or near Talinn (at sea)? Is she possible refloated by the Germans or later by the Russians? Do you know when she left Holland on the way the Russia? ... ...
... ... Hello Hans, about the "Dockyard XVIII":
1) She sunk LW on road of Tallin.
2) She wasn't refloated (at least in 1941 and 1944-1945) by USSR. Is she possible refloated by the Germans - I don't know.
3) The exact date when she left Holland is unknown, but to indirect attributes - beginning of May - beginning of June 1941. ... ...

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- R.E. Zwama, Rotterdam, website: http://www.zwama.de/shiplover/.
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